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The new edition of the snowmobile now has a 23 horsepower AC induction motor to go with its 3.2 kWh lithium ion battery pack. That pack will soon be replaced by a lower cost nickel-zinc unit. The typical snowmobile CVT has been discarded thanks to the new motor's 7,500 rpm maximum speed. The McGill machine now also has regenerative braking for the first time. The machine can now go 10 miles at speeds up to 35 mph.

For its latest outing, the snowmobile has been shipped to British Columbia, where recently it carried the Olympic Torch into the town of Whistler